Passengers were seen lined up behind a police cordon, with armed officers surrounding the scene. Sniffer dogs, and decontamination tents could be seen behind the toll gates.

Although Staffordshire police have announced there was no danger to passengers or other travellers on the motorway, the pictures below show the extent of the response to the incident this morning.

Take a look below.

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General view of the Mega Bus that has been stopped at the side on the M6 toll road by police on July 5, 2012 near to Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. (Photo credit: Barcroft)

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A general view of the scene by the M6 toll motorway near Weeford, Staffordshire, after it was shut following a "police-led incident". PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday July 5, 2012. Police closed off the road, near Birmingham, between junctions three and four in both directions, the Highways Agency said. (Photo credit: Phil Barnett/PA Wire)

A general view of the scene by the M6 toll motorway near Weeford, Staffordshire, after it was shut following a "police-led incident". PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday July 5, 2012. Police closed off the road, near Birmingham, between junctions three and four in both directions, the Highways Agency said. (Photo credit: Phil Barnett/PA Wire)